With VM Backup, you can send a redundant copy of your backups to a Impossible Cloud Storage Account, this is ideal for Disaster Recovery purposes.

All backups are encrypted (256-Bit AES) natively through VM Backup.
 

Prerequisites:

• Ensure you are running VM Backup version 9.13 or later to make use of this feature. Click here to download
   
• You must be running the Unlimited Plus Edition in order to get access to this feature

Important Notes:

• Each VM Backup installation should make use of a different Impossible Cloud Bucket
   

Supported Regions:

A. Set up your Impossible Cloud Storage Account

1.  Sign in or Sign up to your Impossible Cloud account on https://console.impossiblecloud.com/
    
2. Click [Add Bucket]
   
   
   
    
3. Fill in your preferred [Bucket Name] and [Region]. Then click [Add].
   
   
   
   Important!
    - [Enable Object Lock] must be enabled if you wish to use Immutable (WORM) backups. This will automatically enable Versioning. This must be disabled for locations that are not immutable.
   - [Retention] must remain disabled, otherwise this will interfere with VM Backup
   
    

4. Next, you will need to create your Access Keys in order to be able to add your Impossible Cloud account to VM Backup. Go to [Keys] from the menu.
   
   
   
   Then click on [Add key]. This will immediately create an Access Key as well as a Secret Key, which you will need to connect from VM Backup.
   
   
   
    

   B. Configure your new Impossible Cloud Storage Account as an Offsite Backup Location

   
   To use your Impossible Storage Account as an offsite copy location for your VMs, please proceed as follows:
    

   1. Open the VM Backup management console and go to [Setup] > [Backup Locations]
       
   2. Click [Add Offsite Location]
       
      
       
   3. Choose the [Cloud Backup to Impossible Cloud Storage Account] option and click [Next]:
      
      
      
       
   4. Enter the [Access Key] and the [Secret Key] generated in Section 'A' above, then the Bucket Name (case sensitive):
      
      Note: The Endpoint URL will be automatically detected and populated after a successful "Test Connection"
      
      
      
      If you wish to enable Immutable Backup for Impossible Cloud, toggle the highlighted option as shown below:
      
      
      
      Click [Test Connection] and once the connection is successful then click [Finish]
      
       
   5. Your new Offsite Location will appear in your Backup Locations list as below. To change the Connection String you can click the Edit (pencil) icon.
      
      
      
       
   6. Lastly, select the VMs you wish to assign to this rotation and Drag and Drop them from the VM list on the left into the newly created Impossible Cloud location, then click [Save Changes] to complete.
       
   7. Once done, either start an Offsite Copy manually from the [Offsite Copies] menu, or wait for your next Scheduled Offsite Copy job.